Child&#39;s seat



Nov. 10, 1953 H. FLEISHER ETAL Filed 7, 194a INVENTOK HARRY FLEISHER BYACO HOMER Patented Nov. 10, 1953 UNITED STATE. iii

OFFEE CHILDS SEAT Harry Fleisher, Staten Island, and Jacob Homer,Grasmere, .N. Y.

3 Claims. 1

The invention herein disclosed is a childs-seat of the type adapted tobe hung over th back-of a chair, the back of automobile seat or othersuohzsupport.

Special-objects of'th'e invention are to provide a seat constructionwhich will be held securely, firmly and safely in its suspended relationand which may be quickly and easily adjusted to different desired heightrelations.

Other special objects of the invention are to accomplish such results ina simple, practical and inexpensive form of construction, capable ofbeing easily taken apart or collapsed when not in use or for storage orshipment or other purposes.

Other desirable objects and the novel features through which allpurposes'of'the invention are attainedare set forth or will appear inthe'course oithe following specification.

The drawing accompanying and forming part of the specificationillustrates the invention as embodiedin severaldifferent forms, but itis appreciated that structure may be further modifled and changed, allwithin the-true-intent and scope or" the invention as hereinafterdefined and claimed.

Fig. l in. the drawing is-a bro'ken and part sectional'side elevation ofone ofthe seatsshowing it set up and ready to be hung over the back of achair or other support;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation oi'the seat; I

Fig. 3 is a broken side elevation showing a modified form of theinvention;

Fig. 4' is a broken sectional view illustrating details of the Fig. 3form of construction;

Fig. 5 is a perspective detail view of a further modified form oftheinvention;

Fig. is a broken perspective detail of a further modification.

The structureshown in Figs. 1 andZ comprises a seat board I having aback board 8 hinged thereto at 8 by means of the triangular end platesis and arm rests il pivotedtothe back at E2 and the seat by means ofpivot'linksit.

Th arm rests are shown as carrying a tray l t, and the whole constitutesa structure which be folded into substantially fiat condition.

This folding seat construction is supported by special suspension meansshown asconsisting of a loop of spring wire or rod bent at the top toform a hook is for engagement over a chair back or the like and havingspaced, substantially parallel side arms it caught in front of the hooksill at the sides of' the back. and terminating in upwardly and outwardlyangled hooks, It caught under the edge of an opening it in the plate 20secured on the back 'ofthe back board.

The spring hanger -:iescribed is tensioned so that the side arms lttendto separate, thus to cause the hooks l 8 atithe lower ends of the sameto be held outwardly in gripping engagement in the outer corners oftheopening it in the plate 29. This outward tensioning of the side armsalso causes them to remain interlocked'in the retaining hooks ll at theupper portion of the back.

This relation also prevents-the suspension hook and back from tipping,one in respect to the other, and provides the effect of a firmthreepoint suspension between the support with'wliich the hook isengaged and-between the latter and the back structure. At the same timethe hook can be quickly and easily'disengaged from the back by springingthe side arms inward until'the outwardly angled terminals [8 can beunhooked from the opening l 9 irrthe plate To prevent" accidentalcollapse and release of the hook terminals, a turnbutton is shown'at 2ipivoted on the plate 2!] between the inwardly oiiset portions-22 of. theside arms. In the horizontal position this turnbutton locks the sidearms in their spaced apart relation interlocked with plate 2t, whereasin the vertical position the turnbuttonpermits intended release of'hooksF8 from the plateZllI While the inwardly oiiset'end portions 22 of theside arms are preferable, enabling use of a smaller size supportingplate is :andhaving other advantages, it is contemplated-that the sidearms it may be straight for their full length or, if desired, may beoutwardly instead of inwardly angled at their-lowerends to give them awider hold-on the seat structure.

To provide for certain vertical adjustment of the seat in respect to thesupporting structure, the plate 26 may havea series of slots forengagement of the supporting hook, as indicated at Ma, so that the seatmay be supported at a relatively higher 1evel-thanfirst illustrated.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 3 andd, the archedsupporting. hook it": is made with straight side arms Ita spacedapartthe full width of the back 8 and having upset or headed inwardly angledlower ends 58a engageable in either higher or lower keyhole slots I92),I90, in the end plates Illa.

To retain the supporting hook in vertical relation at the sides of theback, it is shown .as engaged and held between rearwardly and forwardlyfaced hooks 2t, at the side edges of the back, each pair of such hooksbeing spaced at 25 a distance greater than the diameter of thesupporting hook, enabling th sides of the latter to be enteredhorizontally between the pairs of hooks as in Fig. 3 and then turnedinto vertical position with its lower ends hooked into the keyholeopenings in the side plates.

This also provides a quickly removable and replaceable, safe and firmconnection between the supporting hook and seat structure, adjustablefor height of the seat, as required.

Fig. 5 illustrates a modification of the last described form of theinvention, in which the plates Ib carrying the keyhole openings I9b,I90, are set inward in the side edges of the back on inwardly shoulderededges and the side arms of the frame rest against a back flange 21 whenthey are sprung behind the inwardly faced hooks 28 near the top of theback.

In all forms of the invention, after the double supporting book has beenengaged with the back, the latter is firmly suspended withoutpossibility of its tilting forwardly or rearwardly, so that no motionsof the child will have any effect toward loosening the seat from thehanger.

While preferably made of spring wire or rod material, it is possiblethat the hanger may be made of flat strip stock or other material.

The structure, while particularly effective and practical, is relativelylight in weight, takes up but little space and can be produced at lowcost.

The spring arch formation of the hanger causes it to closely hug theback member and to remain interlocked therewith. The enlarged lower endsof the side arms, whether produced by bending as at IS in Figs. 1 and 2or by upsetting as in Figs. 3 and 4, enables the hanger to be quicklyand firmly caught to the back and to be as easily removed when thatbecomes necessary or desirable.

Fig. 6 illustrates a simplified form of the invention in which thehanger is attached to the back by engaging the side arm portions l ofthe same under headed detents 29 and slipping the angularly extendedlooped portions 30 of the same into grooves 3| in the face of the back,the end portions 32 extending angularly across to the side faces of theback and having angularly bent terminals 33 engaging in grooves 34.

This provides an integral form of quickly attachable and releasableconnection between the back and hanger.

What is claimed is:

1. A childs seat as herein disclosed comprising a back member havingvertically spaced openings and an attachable and detachable hanger forsuspending said seat over the back of a chair or the like and comprisingupright side portions in the shape of a hook to hang over the back of achair or like support, said side portions having angularly extendedlower ends arranged to enter selected openings of said vertically spacedopenings in the back member to thereby support said back member atdiiferent selected levels of the chair back, interlocking means formedon said angularly extended lower ends of the side portions and in saidopenings to lock the lower ends of said side portions of the hanger inposition and hook elements on the back member above said openings andpositioned to embrace said side portions when the angularly extendedlower ends of the latter are engaged in said openings as described,whereby to removably secure said hanger to the back member in any of theseveral positions of vertical adjustment described.

3. A childs seat as herein disclosed comprising a back member havingvertically spaced openings and an attachable and detachable hanger forsuspending said seat over the back of a chair or the like and comprisingupright side portions connected together at the top to form an arch andthe top of said arch bent backward in the shape of a hook to hang overthe back of a chair or like support, said side portions having angularlyextended lower ends arranged to enter selected openings of saidvertically spaced openings in the back member to thereby support saidback member at different selected levels of the chair back, and hookelements on the back member above said openings and positioned toembrace said side portions when the latter are engaged in said openingsas described, whereby to removably secure said hanger to the back memberin any of the several positions of vertical adjustment described, saidopenings being disposed at opposite side edges of said back member, saidside portions of the hanger being laterally spaced to lie along saidopposite side edges and the angled lower ends of said side portionsbeing extended inwardly to enter in said openings at the opposite sideedges of the back member.

3. A childs seat as herein disclosed comprising a back member havingvertically spaced openings and an attachable and detachable hanger forsuspending said seat over the back of a chair or the like and comprisingupright side portions connected together at the top to form an arch andthe top of said arch bent backward in the shape of a hook to hang overthe back of a chair or like support, said side portions having angularlyextended lower ends arranged to enter selected openings of saidvertically spaced openings in the back member to thereby support saidback member at diiferent selected levels of the chair back, and hookelements on the back member above said openings and positioned toembrace said side portions when the latter are engaged in said openingsas described, whereby to removably secure said hanger to the back memherin any of the several positions of vertical adjustment described, saidopenings being disposed at opposite side edges of said back member, saidside portions of the hanger being laterally spaced to lie along saidopposite side edges and the angled lower ends of said side portionsbeing extended inwardly to enter in said openings at the opposite sideedges of the back member and said hook elements including rearwardly andforwardly faced hooks on the opposite side edges of said back member andspaced one above the other a distance at least equal to the diameter ofthe side portions of the hanger whereby to admit said side portions withthe hanger disposed in a horizontal position and whereupon said hangermay then be turned into an upright position with the side portions heldbetween the rearwardly and forwardly faced hooks and the inwardlyextended angled lower ends engaged in selected openings on the backmember.

HARRY FLEISHER. JACOB HOMER.

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